The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-06-18

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BY premature blast at the Paint
River mine at two O'Clock on Tuesday
afternoon, James c. Ryan and Harry
Trelour were instantly killed, and Pat.
Cannon severely injured about the face,
and Swede miner somewhat hurt. The
whole cause OF the frightful and heart
rending accident as given "A DIAMOND
DRn-L representative by miner who
was near at the time, is substantially as
follows: The night shift, consisting OF
three Swede miners, had put in three
holes, two of which were fired and the
third was what's termed missed hole
The miners then pulled the fuse out and
cleaned out the hole and put in a small
piece OF giant powder which they fired
and supposing the first charge had ex-
ploded, left il. The eholer,n horizontally
into the breast OF the stope. The small
piece of powder was all that was latterly
exploded leaving the original charge with
the cap still at the further end of the
hole. When the day shift came on, the
four men who were injured began work
ing at this places Messrs. Ryan and Ire
lour began drilling another hole near the
'missed hole while the other two men
were little behind them shoveling ore.
The former drilled away until two o'clock
when their drill penetrated the old hole,
which was supposed TO Dc empty and i'm
short time the drill point came in con
tact with the dynamite cartridge, which
OF course, exploded the powder, and sent
the breast of the stope out with terrific
force, killing the men ms stated and tear
ing down twenty or more skips OF ore.
At the time the explosion took place,
Trclour was striking and Ryan holding
the drill. The drill was wrenched from
Ryan's grasp, tearing off both hands be-
tween the elbow and wrist A Aflyingrock
struck him in the breast, passing com
pletely through his body, breaking his
spinal column. Another rock, no doubt
large piece, struck him on the right
side Of the neck and tore away that
whole side OF his head, face and neck.
Trelour, who stood farther from the
hole, was struck in the face and the bone
above the eyes broken, laying both eyes
out ON his checks, another missile frac-
tured the. skull badly ON the front left
side OF the head, he lived for several min
utes after the explosion. Pat. Gannon's
injuries, though very serious, will not
necessarily prove fatal his face and eyes
were badly blown with fine particles OF
ore. The Swcde was more fortunate; he
was fearfully frightened, but beyond ~
few scratches, was uniniurcd. Mr.. Ryan
was an lrishman by birth and has re-
sided in this locality for u number Of
years. lie was a very intelligent, sober
and steady man Of about thirty-fve
years OF age, and was greatly respected
by all who knew him His intelligence
and education was far i'm advance of that
Of the average day laborcr, but he re
manned contented with his lot and worked
i'm many mines on this Range His re-
mains were taken to the Catholic ceme-
terry at Commonwealth, ON Wednesday
for burial, followed by n large concourse
OF sorrowing friends. He was unmarried
and had no relatives here; but IL tislcarn-
ed that some OF his family had only re-
Gently arrived from their native land and
were at Trenton, n. j. He had written
and mailed them letter ON the morning
Of his untimcly death asking them TO
come here, that he was ready TO receive
them. Their grief when they hear Of his
sad death would be hard TO imagine.
Harry Trelour was n younger man and
hnsno relatiyesin America. His mangled
remains were buried ON Wednesday, at
the Presbyterian cemetery at Florence.
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